“He had spent the last five years, he [JFK] said ruefully, running for office, and he did not know any real public officials, people to run a government, serious men. The only ones he knew, he admitted, were politicians, and… — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
![“He had spent the last five years, he [JFK] said ruefully, running for office, and he did not know any real public officials, people to run a government, serious men. The only ones he knew, he admitted, were politicians, and if this seemed a denigration of his own kind, it was not altogether…” quote by David Halberstam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2c0/david-halberstam-9032_five-years_he-had-spent-the-last-five-years-he-jfk_2105807.jpg)